Less than 1,000 Miles To Go!

It doesn’t seem like Santiago has been gone for 15 weeks already, but he has.  He has been on the trail for 105 days now and he’s hiked a total of 1,210 miles!  Doing the math, that means he has averaged just over 11.5 miles per day, including factoring in all the times he “took a zero” — that’s trail lingo for not hiking at all [hiking zero miles] on a particular day.  Heck, I walk 4.5 miles a lot of days and I’m happy with that, but ol’ Santiago is humping it sometimes 20+ miles a day with a 38-pound pack on his back — that’s pretty darn great!  But the main reason for this post is that as of today he’s down to less than 1,000 miles left to go!!   I have never doubted he would finish his journey, but as of today he’s cleared another huge hurdle and his successful finish is becoming more and more and more of a reality with each day and each mile that passes.  Stay safe and strong, Santiago — I predict an end-of-September Mt. Katahdin summit!   GO SANTIAGO GO!